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Film Noir

Feb 25, 2017 | by admin | Hat Resource | Articles

Film Noir (French phrase meaning black film or cinema) is a term for movies mostly made between the early 1940s and the early 1950s – movies such as The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Laura, and In a Lonely Place. They were photographed in back and white with moody and dramatic lighting, and were typically dark thrillers, crime dramas, and murder mysteries. They usually featured a hard-boiled male character who encountered various femme fatales.

These films were highly stylized and showed the influence of earlier German expressionist cinema. Common themes were the dark side of human nature, cynicism, and doomed love. Visual cues included intense low-key lighting, ominous shadows, and unusual camera angles.

Hats worn by the characters in Film Noir movies featured dramatic and often angular silhouettes and wide brims with womens’ veiled hats employed to great effect.

Written by TheSpectrum


1930s film noir hat  - Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix
1930s film noir hat
Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix
c. 1932 Miss Sally Milgrim wool film noir hat  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
c. 1932 Miss Sally Milgrim wool film noir hat
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1930s / 1940s silver metallic film noir hat - Courtesy of mags_rags
1930s / 1940s silver metallic film noir hat
Courtesy of mags_rags
1940s New York Creations film noir hat - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s New York Creations film noir hat
Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s YoungTowners black felt/satin film noir hat - Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s YoungTowners black felt/satin film noir hat
Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s Stylist Chicago film noir hat - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s Stylist Chicago film noir hat
Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s felt film noir hat - Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1940s felt film noir hat
Courtesy of pinkyagogo
1940s film noir hat - Courtesy of denisebrain
1940s film noir hat
Courtesy of denisebrain
1940s straw film noir hat - Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s straw film noir hat
Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s felt film noir hat with scarf  - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s felt film noir hat with scarf
Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1940s olive green film noir veiled hat - Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s olive green film noir veiled hat
Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s New York Creations film noir hat - Courtesy of alleycats
1940s New York Creations film noir hat
Courtesy of alleycats
1940s Lilly Daché film noir hat - Courtesy of Rue_de_la_Paix
1940s Lilly Daché film noir hat
Courtesy of Rue_de_la_Paix
c. 1950 film noir wool hat  - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
c. 1950 film noir wool hat
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1950s Camillia film noir pagoda  hat - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
1950s Camillia film noir pagoda hat
Courtesy of vivavintageclothing
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